Biology:Fritillaria sewerzowii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Fritillaria sewerzowii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Fritillaria
Species:
F. sewerzowii
Binomial name
Fritillaria sewerzowii
Synonyms[4][5][2]
  • Korolkowia sewerzowii Regel
  • Regel Korolkowia discolor

Fritillaria sewerzowii is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, distributed in alpine areas of central Asia. It is a species in the genus Fritillaria, in the lily family Liliaceae. It is placed in the subgenus Korolkowia.

Description

Fritillaria sewerzowii reaches a height of 20–50 cm. The egg-shaped bulb is about 5 cm in diameter. The leaves are fleshy and broadly oval at the base of the plant stem and are up to 15 cm in length and evenly distributed up the stem. The plant produces four to ten purple-brown star-shaped individual flowers, 3 cm in length, arising from the leaf axes in the upper stem. F. sewerzowii blooms in early March.[6]

Taxonomy

First described by Regel in 1868,[1] Baker (1874), who divided Fritillaria into subgenera, placed F. sewerzowii in subgenus Korolkowia as its sole species.[7] Although some authors have treated Korolkowia as a separate genus,[8] molecular phylogenetics has shown that it is embedded within Fritillaria.[9][10]

Distribution and habitat

Fritillaria sewerzowii is found in scrub on rocky slopes or lightly wooded areas of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan at 1000–3000 metres altitude.[6]

Cultivation

Fritillaria sewerzowii is winter hardy (USDA 4-8), but requires well drained soil.[6]

References

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15541456 entry